Getting pregnant now isn’t quite what it used to be. With shifting healthcare access, new tech, hybrid work culture, and a cultural push toward both body positivity and information overload, today’s expecting moms are navigating an entirely different landscape—one that’s empowering, exhausting, and full of contradictions.

We’re getting real about what pregnancy feels like now, what’s changing in prenatal care, and how to protect your peace when the world wants you to “do it all” while growing a whole human.

When I first became a mom, I had this picture in my head—one where my kids grew up on a steady diet of organic snacks, wooden toys, and zero screen time. I thought if I just did it right—no sugary cereals, no iPads at dinner, no YouTube rabbit holes—they’d grow up to be these well-adjusted, emotionally intelligent, model citizens.